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UPDATE: Ogden High target of school violence hoax; Utah part of broader spree

OGDEN — On learning of a lockdown Wednesday morning at Ogden High School, where his granddaughter studies, Bob Zamonas quickly made his way to the school. His granddaughter, a senior, reported that Ogden officers were in the school with guns, telling students to stay quiet and to lock the ...

Nobel Prize-winning poet Louise Glück to speak at Weber State conference

OGDEN — A Nobel Prize-winning poet will be in Ogden later in the week as part of the National Undergraduate Literature Conference at Weber State University. Louise Glück, who won the 2020 Nobel Prize for literature, will offer an onstage interview on Thursday and a reading on Friday, both ...

Davis County critic seeks Bible ban in swipe at Utah school library policy

FARMINGTON — Passage of House Bill 374 last year, requiring rigorous new rules to root out "sensitive materials" in public school libraries, has spurred numerous presumably earnest bids targeting literature with content some critics view as overtly sexual. In the Davis School District, 33 ...

Pathways school for career learning on track for 2024 opening

OGDEN — A new approach to better prepare Ogden School District students for success in today’s changing economy will be housed in a hybrid high school program taking root at Ogden-Weber Technical College. Expected to be up and running by the fall of 2024, Pathways Learning Center will be a ...

Weber State, Sonora Grill team to raise scholarship funds

OGDEN — Weber State University is teaming with Sonora Grill this week in an effort to raise scholarship funds for low-income and first-generation students. On Thursday, the Mexican restaurant in Ogden will host Dining for Dollars, donating 100% of proceeds from the day to Weber State's ...

Years later, Weber State eminent domain case still stings for family

OGDEN — Forty-plus years later, after news emerged of plans to build a hotel on a vacant piece of property between the Dee Events Center on the Weber State University campus and Harrison Boulevard, the intense emotions resurfaced. Jim Alvey and his two siblings grew up in a home that once ...

Ogden school officials: New home needed for alternative high school

The Ogden School District is coming up on some big decisions over how to serve students at the rundown George Washington High School. District officials are pondering options that include tearing down and replacing the 65-year-old building that has numerous problems, building a new structure ...